Deck 01 Flashcards

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1
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What is the meaning of “Winging it”?

A

Improvise

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2
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Touching Base

A

make contact

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3
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Huddle

A

to gather in a close-packed group

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4
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doggedly

A

with strong determination

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5
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epitome

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a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type

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6
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to be swayed by

A

control or influence

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7
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it catches up with you

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If a bad habit “catches up with” you, you start to feel its consequences

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8
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denigrate

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to deny the importance or validity of

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9
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no-brainer

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a decision or choice that is very easy to make and requires very little thought

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10
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a grave insult

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an offensive remark

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11
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put up with

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to accept somebody/something that is annoying

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12
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unhindered

A

بدون مانع

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13
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Wimps

A

a weak person

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14
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docility

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being quiet and easy to control

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15
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infatuated

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possessed with an intense but short-lived passion

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16
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polyamory

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3 people having sex with each other at the same time

17
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fraying

A

فرسایش

18
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pudgy

A

چاق و کوتاه قد

19
Q

Serenity

A

آرامش

20
Q

breadth

A

distance from side to side

21
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Full-Throttle

A

At full speed

22
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Erudite

A

having or showing great knowledge

23
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Immaculate

A

معصوم

24
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Cogent

A

Clear

25
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Primitive

A

being the first of the kind

26
Q

interregnum

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فاصله میان دوره یک سلطنت با دوره دیگر

27
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Prescience

A

the fact of knowing something in advance

28
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Perk up

A

become more cheerful

29
Q

adage

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a short statement expressing a general truth

30
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propensity

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a natural tendency “a propensity for violence”.

31
Q

staying grounded

A

You have the ability to stay calm and connect to the core of who you are in the face of uncertainty.